Canada - Kananaskis Country

Kananaskis Park

The most popular hike close to Canmore: Ha Ling Peak

wild weather in Canmore

Spring in the Rockies

Grizzly Peak

Grizzly Peak in mid November

Sparrowhawk

Sparrowhawk

Sparrowhawk

Sparrowhawk

Mt. Lougheed from Sparrowhawk

Mt. Rae 3,200m

Mt. Rae 3,200m

Opal Range from Mt. Rae

Opal Range from Mt. Rae

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Spray Lakes

Spray Lakes

The trail to Wind Pass and Rimwall

The trail to Wind Pass and Rimwall

The summit of Rimwall, the mountains in the background:  Wind Tower, Mount Lougheed, Mount Sparrowhawk.

The summit of Rimwall, the mountains in the background: Wind Tower, Mount Lougheed, Mount Sparrowhawk.

The summit of Rimwall with Spray Lake below.

The summit of Rimwall with Spray Lake below.

Haig Glacier

Haig Glacier

Big Sister near Canmore, Alberta

Big Sister near Canmore, Alberta

Wind Tower and Mt. Lougheed From Mt. Nestor

Wind Tower and Mt. Lougheed From Mt. Nestor

Mt. Nestor

Mt. Nestor

Mount Joffre dominates the view - from Mist Mountain

Mt. Joffre’s north face on the right

Mt. Joffre’s north face on the right

The “trail” to Joffre

The “trail” to Joffre

Approach to Mt. Joffre

Approach to Mt. Joffre

Wild cloud formations on Mt. Lougheed

Wild cloud formations on Mt. Lougheed

Approach to Mt. Joffre

Approach to Mt. Joffre

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Mt. Joffre BC. Mount Joffre is the white peak in the background.

Mt. Joffre BC. Mount Joffre is the white peak in the background.

Lower part of Mt. Joffre

Lower part of Mt. Joffre

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Climbing the north face of Mt. Joffre

Climbing the north face of Mt. Joffre

North face of Mt. Joffre

North face of Mt. Joffre

Looking back at the basecamp

Looking back at the basecamp

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Summit ridge of Mt. Joffre

Summit ridge of Mt. Joffre

High on Mt. Joffre

High on Mt. Joffre

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Summit of Mt. Joffre 3,450m the highest mountain in the Kananaskis area

Summit of Mt. Joffre 3,450m the highest mountain in the Kananaskis area

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Looking south from the summit of Joffre

Looking south from the summit of Joffre

Looking south-east

Looking south-east

High on Mt. Joffre

High on Mt. Joffre

Loose descend from Joffre

Loose descend from Joffre

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Descending from Joffre

Descending from Joffre

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On Mt. Chester

On Mt. Chester

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The summit of Mt. Chester 3,054m

The summit of Mt. Chester 3,054m

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Winter in Kananaskis

Winter in Kananaskis

On Mt. Buller

On Mt. Buller

Spray Lake from Mt. Buller 2,805m

Spray Lake from Mt. Buller 2,805m

Mt. Buller

Mt. Buller

Mt. Assiniboine group from Mt. Buller

Mt. Assiniboine group from Mt. Buller

Bow Valley

Bow Valley

Bow Valley and Mt. Grotto

Bow Valley and Mt. Grotto

Mt. Shark 2,786m

Mt. Shark 2,786m

Mt. Assiniboine from the summit of Mt. Shark

Mt. Assiniboine from the summit of Mt. Shark

Mt. Shark

Mt. Shark

Mt. Lougheed

Mt. Lougheed

The summit of Mt. Lougheed 3,107m

The summit of Mt. Lougheed 3,107m

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Mt. Sparrowhawk

Mt. Sparrowhawk

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View from Mt. Lougheed

View from Mt. Lougheed

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Mt. Lougheed

Mt. Lougheed

Grizzly Peak

Grizzly Peak

View from Grizzly Peak

View from Grizzly Peak

Summit ridge of the Grizzly Peak 2,536m

Summit ridge of the Grizzly Peak 2,536m

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